United Kingdom, in comparison with the USA. Firstly we analyze the role of productivity in the explanation of real wages … relationship between wages, productivity and human capital in 5 European Union countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the …, secondly we present a comparative study of the evolution of wages and productivity during the period 1985-2005, and thirdly we …

The vast literature on the effects of immigration on wages and employment is plagued by likely endogeneity and … unemployment and wages in aggregate analysis. We do find, however, evidence of distributional effects when accounting for human …

The paper addresses the link between productivity and labour mobility. The hypothesis tested is that technology is … diffused within the new environment creating spillovers and leading to productivity improvements. The empirical analysis is … considerable beneficial effects on industry productivity. Possible endogeneity problems related to labour mobility are tackled by …